THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1988
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"THE CENTRE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICE HIMONT'S JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS AND LICENSEES IN THE PACIFIC REGION.
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"AS THE MARKET DEVELOPS, THE SITE CAN BE FURTHER DEVELOPED ΤΟ
MANUFACTURE HIMONT PRODUCTS NEEDED IN THE AREA."
ONE STUDY INDICATES THAT BY 1995, 50 PER CENT OF THE WORLD'S CONSUMPTION IN PLASTICS WILL BE POLYMER COMPOSITES AND MATERIAL ALLOYS (PCMA).
IN EXTENDING THE
HIMONT, OVER THE YEARS, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL USE OF POLYPROPYLENE то ENGINEERING PLASTICS IN STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, SUCH AS MANUFACTURING OF CAR BUMPERS.
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"HONG KONG WAS SELECTED AS THE SITE FOR THIS REGIONAL TECHNICAL CENTRE BECAUSE OF ITS CENTRAL PACIFIC LOCATION, EASE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND ITS LONG ASSOCIATION WITH PLASTICS PROCESSING, THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, HIMONT (WORLDWIDE), MR E.S. MOLER, SAID.
IIIMONT OPERATES SIMILAR REGIONAL TECHNICAL CENTRES IN BAYREUTH, GERMANY; FERRARA, 1TALY; AND IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AND LANSING, MICHIGAN IN THE UNITED STATES.
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IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE PROJECT WILL UPGRADE THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY OF HONG KONG AND CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO EXPORTS.
MEETING ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) CONVENED A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION, THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY, AND THE POLICE TO REVIEW CONTINGENCY PLANS TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES.
CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RICHARD SCURFIELD, THE MEETING REVIEWED THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OF LAST WEEKEND WHEN A FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED AND THE CONGESTION AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF A HEAVY TRUCK.
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